Lying and Psychology

2018 ◽  
pp. 445-455
Author(s):  
Matthias Gamer ◽  
Kristina Suchotzki
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Lie Detection ◽  
Complex Behavior ◽  
Related Information ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
The Liar

Lying is a very complex behavior, occurring in different forms and situations. It requires the liar not only to constantly keep the perspective of the to-be-deceived person in mind, but at the same time to remember and activate the truth, prevent the truth from slipping out, and flexibly switch between the lie and the truth. The affective correlates of lying seem to range from guilt and the fear of being discovered to a delight after successfully getting away with a lie. Because of the observed variability in the affective correlates of lying, most recent research on lie detection has started to explore methods that are based on cognitive rather than affective processes. Those methods aim either to measure the increased cognitive load during lying, or to measure lying indirectly by assessing whether a suspect recognizes critical crime-related information.

scholarly journals A Critical Review of Cognitive Load Lie detection

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David A. Neequaye
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
Lie Detection ◽  
Thematic Review ◽  
Research Questions

This article critically examines the idea that cognitive load interventions can expose lies. I discuss the theoretical weaknesses of seven popular justifications of the cognitive load approach; for example, that liars must suppress the truth while lying, and this handicap makes lying challenging. Each of those seven justifications exhibits significant limitations. Moreover, the theoretical fitness of each justification is variable and unclear. A thematic review further indicated that researchers substantially rely on the customary seven justifications to support the cognitive load approach despite the shortcomings. This article proposes several research questions whose answers could help ascertain the theoretical fitness of the seven justifications and the cognitive load approach.

scholarly journals Taxing the brain to uncover lying? Meta-analyzing the effect of imposing cognitive load on the reaction-time costs of lying

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Bruno Verschuere ◽  
Nils Köbis ◽  
yoella meyer ◽  
David Gertler Rand ◽  
Shaul Shalvi
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Time ◽  
Response Time ◽  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Lie Detection ◽  
Mental Effort ◽  
Cognitive Resources ◽  
Truth Telling ◽  
Total N ◽  
The Difference ◽  
The Brain

Lying typically requires greater mental effort than telling the truth. Imposing cognitive load may improve lie detection by limiting the cognitive resources needed to lie effectively, thereby increasing the difference in speed between truths and lies. We test this hypothesis meta-analytically. Across 21 studies using response-time (RT) paradigms (11 unpublished; total N = 792), we consistently found that truth telling was faster than lying, but found no evidence that imposing cognitive load increased that difference (Control, d = 1.45; Load, d = 1.28). Instead, load significantly decreased the lie-truth RT difference by increasing the RT of truths, g = -.18, p = .027. Our findings therefore suggest that imposing cognitive load does not necessarily improve RT-based lie detection, and may actually worsen it by taxing the mental system and thus impeding people’s ability to easily—and thus quickly—tell the truth

A cognitive load approach to lie detection

2008 ◽  
Vol 5 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 39-43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldert Vrij ◽  
Ronald Fisher ◽  
Samantha Mann ◽  
Sharon Leal
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Lie Detection

scholarly journals The Truth about Lying

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
John Turri
Keyword(s):  
Social Science ◽  
Lie Detection ◽  
Moral Discourse ◽  
Social Judgments ◽  
Standard View ◽  
Social Scientists ◽  
The Liar

The standard view in social science and philosophy is that lying does not require the liar’s assertion to be false, only that the liar believes it to be false. We conducted three experiments to test whether lying requires falsity. Overall, the results suggest that it does. We discuss some implications for social scientists working on social judgments, research on lie detection, and public moral discourse.

Factors Influencing Learners' Cognitive and Affective Processes in Visual Learning

2018 ◽  
pp. 216-232 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Z. Zheng
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Visual Learning ◽  
Meaningful Learning ◽  
Cognitive Factors ◽  
Affective Factors ◽  
Factors Influencing ◽  
Affective Processes ◽  
Cognitive And Affective Factors

This chapter focuses on the cognitive and affective factors that may influence learners' performance in visual learning. Both cognitive and affective factors were identified with cognitive factors aiming to reduce cognitive load, making meaningful learning through schema connection and activation. The affective factors focused on meeting the psychological and self-fulfillment needs in visual learning. Discussions were made on the implications of the chapter in terms of supporting professionals and educators in their design of effective visual learning in education.

LIE Detection by Inducing Cognitive Load

2012 ◽  
Vol 39 (7) ◽  
pp. 887-909 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey J. Walczyk ◽  
Diana A. Griffith ◽  
Rachel Yates ◽  
Shelley R. Visconte ◽  
Byron Simoneaux ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Lie Detection

Increasing cognitive load to facilitate lie detection: The benefit of recalling an event in reverse order.

2008 ◽  
Vol 32 (3) ◽  
pp. 253-265 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aldert Vrij ◽  
Samantha A. Mann ◽  
Ronald P. Fisher ◽  
Sharon Leal ◽  
Rebecca Milne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cognitive Load ◽  
Lie Detection ◽  
Reverse Order
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